TURTLES AND BATRACHIANS OF THE LAKE REGION. 



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from fishermen's hooks. On March 2 several examined contained a number 

 of bait minnows and one large crawfish. At various times in December one 

 or more were seen among schools of skipjacks near shore on which they were 

 feeding. Three examined March 8 contained 6 shiners, 3 cra'W'fish, 2 Aselli, 

 2 leeches and several flat worms. Another had .3 crawfishes and 3 snails 

 probably Physa. 



In 1905, a large example caught from under ice at Long Point, January 1 ; 

 one seen under ice near shore January 3. 



In studying the feeding habits and food ot the waterdog manj' stomachs 

 were examined. Several dissected December 10, 1900, were literally packed 

 ^\ath fishes. Two other were seen on the same day among a large school of 

 skipjacks on which they were evidently feeding. Three were examined 

 December 18; one contained two small fishes each about 3 inches long, another 

 the bones of the hind legs of a frog, while the third contained a fish hook 

 baited with a piece of liver, e\'identl3r from some fisherman's line. One 

 examined December 20 contained 2 straw-colored minnows, 2 and 3 inches 

 long respectively. Seven waterdogs were caught and their stomachs ex- 

 amined December 28. The data obtained are given in the following tal)ulated 

 statement: 



FOOD OF WATERDOGS. 



2. Ambystoma punctatum (Linnaeus). 

 Spotted Salamander. 



The Spotted Salamander has a rather wide range, extending from Nova 

 Scotia to Nebraska and southward. It is not very common about Lake 



